High School
Education news, analysis, and opinion about schools typically serving 9th to 12th grades and the students who attend them
The High School Handoff
A new series examines how high school is evolving to reflect changing pathways to degrees, credentials, and the workforce.
College & Workforce Readiness
Go-Between Groups Help Businesses, Schools Shape Apprenticeships
In South Carolina and elsewhere, new concierge services are smoothing the way for businesses and schools to create real-world work opportunities for students.
College & Workforce Readiness
D.C.'s Scandal and the Nationwide Problem of Fudging Graduation Numbers
The revelations about District of Columbia schools have unleashed a wave of questions about the pressures and incentives built into U.S. high schools, and fueled nagging doubts that states’ rising high school graduation rates—and the country’s all-time-high rate of 84 percent—aren’t what they seem.
Student Absenteeism
Opinion
The D.C. Public School Attendance Scandal: Where's the Outrage?
The uncharacteristic silence of education’s accountability hawks on Washington’s fraudulent graduation rate reveals their partisan blinders, writes Erika Sanzi.
Social Studies
Opinion
Young People as Change Agents: The Obama Foundation's Approach to Civics Engagement
To solve some of our biggest challenges, young people must be inspired to connect and work with people regardless of backgrounds.
School & District Management
Foreign-Language Courses Plummet in Oklahoma. What About Other States?
A third of Oklahoma high schools no longer offer even one foreign language; rural schools are hardest hit. A lack of data makes it hard to know whether other states have similar patterns.
Reading & Literacy
Reciting Other People's Poetry: A Dusty Relic or Powerful Teaching Tool?
A national program is working with teachers around the country to persuade students that reciting other people's poetry can be as transformative as performing their own.
Science
From Our Research Center
Chemistry Absent From 3 in 5 Secondary Schools, Analysis Finds
Many schools don't offer a standalone chemistry class, and even in those that do, black and Hispanic students are less likely to take it.
School & District Management
Teaching Financial Literacy: Does Your State Make the Grade?
Twenty-six states scored in the C through F range in a new report on financial literacy in high schools.
Federal
What's Behind the Record Rises in U.S. Graduation Rates?
Experts and policymakers offer differing thoughts on the reasons behind the recent rises in high school graduation rates, which are affecting students from nearly every racial and income group and those with disabilities.
College & Workforce Readiness
To Be 'Proficient' in Illinois, You Have to Be More Than College-Ready
Illinois sparks controversy by setting its bar for proficiency higher than the college-readiness score on the SAT.
Families & the Community
Teaching Parents the Right 'Questions to Ask' in Schools
A long-running California program teaches parents how to advocate for their children and navigate a sometimes-unfamiliar school system.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Career Education
Taking career and technical education classes in high school increases students' odds of graduating on time but doesn't improve their chances of enrolling in college, finds a new study in the American Educational Research Journal.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
High School
Does intensive advising really have a meaningful impact on students' college access and retention? A report in an ongoing study of a program called Bottom Line, released this month by the University of Virginia and Texas A&M University, says yes.
School & District Management
News in Brief
Connecticut District to Require Course in Ethnic Studies for Graduation
High school students in Bridgeport, Conn., will be required to take a course in African-American studies, Latin-American studies, or perspectives on race to earn a diploma, reports the CT Post.